"More than just waiting to go to the Island"

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2005)

The Island was so much more than anyone can see from the previews. As a faithful Ewan McGregor fan, I was expecting him to be the life of the party. It was so much more than that. The plot was unpredictable sending a ripple of gasps down the isle, as well as a few moments of laughter. The effects were not overly done or cheesy, as a movie of this genre can easily become. And you never watched any of the stunts with the thought that "There was no way they survived that!" The innocence of the characters wasn't overpowering to a point where they were stupid, but it did bring a sense of ignorance to the world around them.
What really happened to clones was really intense and a little scary. It wasn't like so many action movies these days where their fear was just that they were to be killed. It was that they were to be cut into pieces. The audience really was fearful, not for themselves, but for the characters. The deaths of the clones were horrific and showed the magnitude of the situation before the clones could begin to run.
One of the most powerful facts of the movie is what proclaimed the clones "human". This was natural curiosity. The questioning of the world around them made them human. Not some technicality.
Overall, the movie was great. A brilliant blend of action, romance, and drama explode across the screen making it worth while. A very refreshing blend of "Bicentenial Man" and "The Matrix" makes "The Island" a great summer action film that will leave you breathless.